Mutthi Bhar Chawal

Mutthi Bhar Chawal
Directed bySangeeta
Written byIqbal Rizvi
Screenplay byRajinder Singh Bedi
Story byRajinder Singh Bedi
Based onEk Chadar Maili Si
by Rajinder Singh Bedi
Starring
CinematographyAzhar Burki
Edited byZ.A. Zulfi
Music byKamal Ahmed
Release date
  • 16 June 1978 (1978-06-16)
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Mutthi Bhar Chawal (A Handful of Rice) is a 1978 Pakistani classical Urdu film based on a short novel of Rajinder Singh Bedi, Ek Chadar Maili Si.[1] Directed by Sangeeta and composed by Kamal Ahmed, it features Sangeeta, Nadeem Baig, Kaveeta, Shehla Gill, Rahat Kazmi, and Ghulam Mohiuddin in lead roles. It is one of the greatest hits of Sangeeta and debut film of Syed Noor as a screenwriter.[2]

The film is about a village life and struggle of a family to survive after father dies and a village woman becomes widowed as a result.[3] It is one of the Pakistani films with the maximum number of awards won, including six Nigar Awards.[4] BBC Urdu made it in the list of 10 Best selected Pakistani cinema films.[5]

  1. ^ "Remembering Rajinder Singh Bedi". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  2. ^ Ali, Mohammad (24 November 2016). "Lok Virsa To Screen Film Mutthi Bhar Chawal On Nov 26". UrduPoint. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. ^ Hayward, S. (2002). Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts. Routledge Key Guides. Taylor & Francis. p. 426. ISBN 978-1-134-58790-2. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gul 2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "فلمی نقاد اعجاز گُل کی منتخب کردہ دس بہترین پاکستانی فلمیں". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). 5 September 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2023.